Analyzing the Global Political Economy
Andrew Walter & Gautam Sen
With a foreword by Benjamin J. Cohen

Paper | February 2009 | $35.00 / £19.95
Cloth | February 2009 | $90.00 / £53.00
368 pp. | 6 x 9 | 4 line illus. 7 tables.

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Ideally suited to upper undergraduate and graduate students, Analyzing the Global Political Economy critically assesses the convergence between IPE, comparative political economy, and economics. Andrew Walter and Gautam Sen show that a careful engagement with economics is essential for understanding both contemporary IPE and for analyzing the global political economy. The authors also argue that the deployment of more advanced economic theories should not detract from the continuing importance for IPE of key concepts from political science and international relations. IPE students with little or no background in economics will therefore find this book useful, and economics students interested in political economy will be alerted to the comparative strengths of political science and other social science disciplines.

• A concise look at the foundations of analysis in the political economy of global trade, money, finance, and investment
• Suitable for upper undergraduate and graduate students with some or no economic background
• Techniques and findings from a range of academic disciplines, including international relations, political science, economics, sociology, and history
• Further reading and useful weblinks including a range of relevant data sources, listed in each chapter

Andrew Walter is senior lecturer in international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His latest book is Governing Finance. Gautam Sen is a political risk consultant and former lecturer in politics of the world economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Endorsements:

"By organizing the text in the way they have, the authors tie together several critical areas of international political economy. The material flows nicely from topic to topic, demonstrating what we have learned from economic analysis, how political science approaches the same issue, and then the best results from both disciplines. It really captures the 'state of the art' in our field."--Mark R. Brawley, McGill University

"Walter and Sen do a magisterial job of surveying classic and contemporary literature across the areas of trade, investment, and money. Identifying the major literature and arguments, this textbook is a valuable pedagogical contribution. I know of no other book that is as thorough and concise."--David Leblang, University of Colorado

"There is much to admire about this book--it is short, well-written, and covers the subject matter comprehensively. It does a good job reviewing the literature on the multilateral trading system and explaining the trend toward greater exchange rate flexibility."--Jeffrey A. Hart, Indiana University

Subject Areas:

• Political Science and International Relations
• Economics

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